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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE) today announced that California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom helped to kick off Launch: Silicon Valley 2011, Silicon Valley's most affordable, high visibility product launch showcase for emerging technology companies.To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click...
SAN RAMON, Calif., June 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Maps, Inc. launched the 2012 BIOSCIENCE WEST campaign this morning, showcasing Life Sciences related companies in California. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110608/AQ14101) The campaign features more than 150 Life Science employers. Each participant's logo is added to an electronic and printed Map campaign that is promoted online, displayed at airports and at industry events. "We have eight annual Map campaigns; each...
SAN RAMON, Calif., June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Maps, Inc. launched the 2012 BIOSCIENCE EAST campaign this morning, showcasing Life Sciences related companies in the East Coast regions of the U.S. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110606/AQ14103) The campaign features more than 150 Life Science employers. Each participant's logo is added to an electronic and printed Map campaign that is promoted online, displayed at airports and at industry events. "We have eight annual...
SAN RAMON, Calif., June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Valley Map: by Silicon Maps, Inc. & Trestria, Inc. launched the 2012 Silicon Valley Map Campaign for the 23rd consecutive year showcasing the world renowned Silicon Valley High Tech region of Northern California. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110602/SF13243) Published since 1989 and distributed in over 80 countries, the detailed aerial-view design features more than 150 participating High Tech employers leading the...
SAN RAMON, Calif., May 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Maps, Inc. launched the 2012 Silicon Hills Map Campaign this morning, showcasing High Tech related companies in Austin and Central Texas. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110526/AQ10159) The campaign features more than 50 High Tech employers. Each participant's logo is added to an electronic and printed Map campaign that is promoted online, displayed at airports and at industry events. "We have eight annual Map campaigns,...
A bold new design for thin film solar cells that requires significantly less silicon "“ and may boost their efficiency "“ is the result of an industry/academia collaboration between Oerlikon Solar in Switzerland and the Institute of Physics' photovoltaic group at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.One long-term option for low-cost, high-yield industrial production of solar panels from abundant raw materials can be found in amorphous silicon solar cells and microcrystalline...
FREMONT, Calif., May 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Exar Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAR) will showcase new power management and interface products in booth #2338 at the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) in Silicon Valley to be held at the McEnery Convention Center, Tuesday, May 3, 2011 through Thursday, May 5, 2011. Exar's booth will feature displays of the most recently announced analog power and PowerXR(TM) family of highly integrated programmable power system ICs. In addition, there will be...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovalight, Inc., a privately-held company selling silicon ink and advanced solar cell process technology, today announced it has partnered with Taiwan based, Grandway Wonice Technology Ltd., to sell Innovalight's silicon ink and processes to solar cell and panel manufacturing companies throughout Taiwan. Innovalight manufactures a proprietary nanotechnology-based silicon ink and licenses a proprietary platform process which allows for a...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovalight, Inc., a privately-held company selling silicon ink and advanced solar cell process technology, today announced it has partnered with Marubeni Corporation. Marubeni will exclusively sell Innovalight's silicon ink and processes to solar cell and panel manufacturing companies throughout Japan. Innovalight manufactures a proprietary nanotechnology-based silicon ink and licenses a proprietary platform process which allows for a...
RED BANK, N.J., April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists at Natcore Technology Inc. (TSX-V: NXT; NTCXF.PK) have been able to demonstrate the effectiveness of its liquid phase deposition (LPD) process in passivating the surface of "black silicon" solar cells."Black silicon" refers to the apparent color of the surface of a silicon wafer after it has been etched with nano-scale pores. The etching takes place in a matter of a few minutes in a liquid solution at room...
Latest Silicon Reference Libraries
Silica Gel, made synthetically from sodium silicate, is granular, vitreous, highly porous form of silica. Silica is a naturally occurring mineral that is purified and processed into either granular or beaded form. It has a strong affinity for water molecules. Silica gel is commonly used as a desiccant where it is packed in vapor-permeable plastic in order to control local humidity in order to avoid spoilage or degradation of some goods. Due to their high absorption of moisture and...
Germanium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ge and atomic number 32. This is a lustrous, hard, silver-white, metalloid that is chemically similar to tin. Germanium forms a large number of organometallic compounds and is an important semiconductor material used in transistors. Notable characteristics Germanium is a hard, grayish-white element that has a metallic luster and the same crystal structure as diamond. In addition, it is important to note that...
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